SNOT Recruits VITIATE Frontman CARL BENSLEY For Upcoming Tour

Reunited legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT has tapped Carl Bensley (VITIATE, CONSUME THE FIRE) to sing for the band following the recent departure of Tommy “Vext” Cummings (ex-DIVINE HERESY). SNOT guitarist Mikey Doling says: “[Carl] is an incredible monster vocalist and great dude. [We’re] very excited to rock with him.”

SNOT‘s U.S. tour, during which the band will perform its classic “Get Some” album in its entirety, is scheduled to kick off on November 28 in Palm Desert, California and wrap up on December 23 in Pomona, California.

Doling says of the upcoming trek: “I want to let you know we are ready to rock out as hard as humanly possible with all you SNOT heads around the world on our first world tour. I hope you’re ready, ’cause we have a ton of massive energy to bring to you.

“SNOT is something special to us.

“We will enjoy playing our debut and only record, ‘Get Some’, in its entirety for you live for all you die hard SNOT heads!

“Say something for the record tell the people what you feel!!”

SNOT played its first show in five years on February 11 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.

Cummings fronted SNOT in 2008-2009 before he and guitarist Sonny Mayo exited the group amid “strained relationships.”

SNOT disbanded in 1998 following the death of the group’s lead singer, Lynn Strait. Lynn died in a car accident in December 1998, putting an end to a career that generated considerable promise but only one studio album, the 1997 Geffen Records release “Get Some”. Also killed was the band’s mascot Dobbs, Strait‘s dog who adorned the cover of SNOT‘s debut album. The band had been writing material for its sophomore CD and had completed 10 songs at the time of Strait‘s tragic passing. As a memorial to Strait, SNOT eventually decided to release those tracks, with lyrics and guest vocals provided by a host of stars from the alt-metal community. The resulting album, “Strait Up”, was a fitting tribute from Strait‘s peers and friends, featuring members of LIMP BIZKIT, KORN, SLIPKNOT, SEVENDUST, (HED) P.E., COAL CHAMBER, SUGAR RAY, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SOULFLY, and more.